Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Indonesian name Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox badminton player

Eng Hian (Template:Zh; born 17 May 1977) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.

2004 OlympicsEdit

Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of South Korea 15–1, 15–10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15–8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15–13, 15–7 to finish with the bronze medal.

ControversyEdit

In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AchievementsEdit

Olympic GamesEdit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–13, 15–7 File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Asian ChampionshipsEdit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1997 Stadium Negara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono Template:Flagicon Antonius Budi Ariantho
Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono
12–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1998 Nimibutr Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun
Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei
15–17, 15–9, 12–15 Bronze Bronze <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan
13–15, 15–11, 7–15 Bronze Bronze <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
7–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

SEA GamesEdit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Tesana Panvisvas
Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana
8–15, 15–8, 13–15 Silver Silver <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

World Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Template:Flagicon Andreas Template:Flagicon Peter Gade
Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen
10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

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IBF Grand Prix (9 titles, 9 runners-up)Edit

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1997 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon
4–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky
Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja
5–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky
Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja
11–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999 Korea Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen
15–6, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
6–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
17–14, 6–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen
15–13, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung
15–9, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon
15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 All England Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon
2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2003 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Cheng Rui
Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu
10–15, 15–5, 15–1 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Cheng Rui
Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu
15–5, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 German Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng
9–15, 15–8, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon
4–15, 1–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
15–8, 11–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 New Zealand Open Template:Flagicon Rian Sukmawan Template:Flagicon Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Template:Flagicon Hendra Wijaya
21–13, 11–9 retired Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Rian Sukmawan Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Joko Riyadi
21–15, 21–10 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

IBF International (1 runner-up)Edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1997 Indonesia International Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono Template:Flagicon Davis Efraim
Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto
5–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

IBF Junior International (2 titles)Edit

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1995 Dutch Junior Template:Flagicon Karel Mainaky Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995 German Junior Template:Flagicon Karel Mainaky Template:Flagicon Peter Gade
Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen
Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Invitational tournamentsEdit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1999 Ipoh Masters Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya
Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
11–15, 9–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto
8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 Copenhagen Masters Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Sang Yang
Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo
15–13, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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